Thanks, Lori. Great to hear your friend had good luck with TAVR. I hope to be a TMVR success story soon.

I asked the cardiologist about consulting my hemo, and he said the surgeon would decide that. My hemo has been attentive to the cardiac problem in the past, and if the cardiac surgeon does not want to consult her, I will do so on my own before I let them start fiddling around.

I also have a routine check-in with my GP the week after the surgical consult, and I'll alert her, too.

Yes, even if you have women doctors--which I opt for as often as possible--you don't always get one who listens.